Buckles Blog: "Baby Baraboo" #1

Monday, December 29, 2014

"Boo", "Black Diamond" "Bug House Alice", "Annie" and "Lizzie".

Leased from Hall's Farm to R.T. Richards Circus 1917-18.

JIM ELLIOTT said...: Who was the Capt. here, Please?; 29 December, 2014 08:04
Buckles said...: No idea. no identification and well before my Father's days at Hall's Cellar.; 29 December, 2014 08:30
Roger Smith said...: BUCKLES: You've posted many fine shots of the exteriors of Hall's operation. Are there any to show us how the place was laid out inside--especially the Cellar? Also, knowing your father and Arky were there, it would be of great interest to have a list composed of as many elephant men as possible who came out of Hall's.; 29 December, 2014 16:50
Roger Smith said...: My computer won't let this shot expand. It looks like a chain is connecting Boo and Diamond. If so, who do we think is anchoring who?; 29 December, 2014 16:53
Buckles said...: Once in the 50's while making fair dates in the area my father had me detour off the route and drive through Lancaster and he pointed out the highlights, including the place I was born, the Wm. P. Hall mansion (turned into a local museum) and the site of the farm itself, where everything had been leveled, leaving only the floor where the elephant barn had been including the flop rings.
Years later Chappie Fox visited the site and had someone with a torch remove them for souvenirs and sent me one which I still have.; 29 December, 2014 19:17
Buckles said...: As for the Diamond & Boo picture, I wondered about that myself.; 29 December, 2014 19:21

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